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B. .BA1/[SAYl BOTTLE STOPPBR. 4 No. 584,174. Patented Feb. 12, 1895.

i NITED STATES BURT RAMSAY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BoTTLE-sTo'PPER'.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 4,174, dated Februaryv12, 189'5'. Application filed February 17, 1894. Serial No. 500,584. (Nomodel.) Patented in Canada May 16 1894, No.46,071.

To @ZZ whom/vit may concern:

Be it known that I, BURT RAMsAY, of New i York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and p usefulImprovements in Bottle-Stoppers, (for which I have obtained LettersPatent in the'- Dominion of Canada, No. 46,071, dated May 16,

1894;) and I'do hereby declare that the followthe Way for the pen to theink and in suchav ing is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in 'the art to which'itappertains to lnake and use the same, reference .y being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and gures of reference markedthereon, which form part of this specification. y

This invention relates to certain improvements in ink bottleattachments.

The obj ect of the invention is to provide an improved stopper for inkbottles whereby the bottle will be effectually sealed, but can be easilyopened by the insertion of a pen, a sufficient distance and in such amanner that the pen will enter the ink and take up enough for writing. nl 4 Afurther object of the invention is to provide an improved stoppercapable of being placed in any ordinary neck ink bottle containingsealing meansetfectually closing the bottle yet of such constructionthat the thrust of a pen in inserting will be su fficient to open mannerthat the pen will not be injured.

A further object of the invention is to provide certain improved detailsin construction,

and in arrangements and combinations ofparts, whereby a highly elicient,exceedingly cheap, and yet-durable ink bottle stopper can be producedwhich will seal the bottle, yet can be easily opened for the insertionof a pen by the thrust of the pen. Y

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction `and incombination of parts more fully and particularly described hereinafterand pointed out in the claims.

Referringto the accompanying.drawings: Figure 1, is a 'verticalsectional View taken through a bottle and 4the stoppe-ref the presentinvention. Fig. 2, is a sectional View through the bottle, showing thestopper or seal opened by the insertion of a pen, Fig. 3, is a detailside elevation of the stopper. Fig. 11, is

a detail top plan View of the stopper. Fig. 5,

,is a detail plan vie'wof the pen guide before Cates a bottle of anyconstruction having the neck and mouth.

The attachment or stopper comprises a cyliuder or bushing b,vmade to fitwithin said neck tightly, vpreferably without projecting above the same.The lower edge of this cylinder or bushing can be provided with someelastic or soft packing material c, if the bushing or cylinder be ofhard material, although, I do not wish to limit myself to the employmentof such extra packing.

d, indicates a retractive spring here shown in the form of a coiledspring at its upper end secured to or in the upper end of the cylinderand at its opposite portion connected with andcontrolling the valve e,and yieldingly holding the same up against the lower edge of thecylinder and closing the lower end thereof.

v Any suitable method of fastening the upper end of the spring in thecylinder can be employed, although I here show theupper convolution ofthe'spring fitted in a recess in the top end of the cylinder and havinga latleral bend or deflection 2, extending through 'a slot in thecylinder to the interior thereof and supporting the spring in theinterior of the cylinder. The coil is of such diameter as to be close tothe inner surface of the cylinder, or of such size as to permit freeoperation of the parts hereinafter mentioned.

f, indicates a pen guide of any suitable and desirable size or shapepreferably cup-shaped substantially as shown with the central opening ofsuch size as to prevent the complete pen passing through the opening sothat the shoulders of the pen nibs will strike the guide and thepointwill be protected from injury. The lower convolution of the springis of such size as to embrace the small end of the pen guide 'from saidlower convolution. The spring end has-the vertical straight arm 3,extending downwardly at one side of the opening through the pen guide tothe valve to which the lower end of said arm is rigidly secured in anyapproved and suitable manner.

The pen guide is rigidly secured to the valve at such a distancetherefrom as to prevent the point of the pen striking the valve, and sothat the downward thrust of the pen against said guide will force downthe guide and valve with the pen until the pen enters the ink. The penguide is suitably secured to the straight portion or arm 3, preferablyby pressing down the portion Il, (out out of the center of the pen guidein forming as shown) until said piece 4, strikes the arm 3, and thenbending or doubling it around said arm so as to tightly clamp the same,and there by rigidly secure the guide to said arm. If desired the lipscan be indented and the arm bentinto the same.

Other means of fastening can be employed and I do not wish to limitmyself to any peculiar fastening.

The valve is preferably in the form of a truncated cone as shown, and isusually made of some light durable non-corrodible metal preferablyaluminum.

7L, is a cap or cover of some light ornamental metal to fit over themouth of the bottle and conceal the upper end of the cylinder, and thespring and bottle neck. The outer edges of the cap can be spun downaround the bead at the top of the bottle neck to rigidly and permanentlysecure the cap. The cap has the central opening slightly less indiameter than the width of the upper end of the pen guide, and the edgesofthe cap around said opening are depressed downwardly, substantially asshown.

The hollow cork, stopper, or cylinder provided with this internalsealing device can be fitted in any bottle having a neck of the propersize and a cap can also be easily secured on any neck or ink well.

In Fig. 7, this invention is shown applied to any ordinary ink standorwell. The stopper b', in this case is made of rubber or some likematerial and has an internal stiiening cylinder orbrushing c', of metal.This metal cap 7L, is suitably secured to the upper end of the stopperand the edges thereof can be turned down as shown.

The operation of the device is clear and obvious. A pen on being thrustinto the device strikes the guide and carries the parts down into theink (a light spring being employed) and on the withdrawal of the pen thespring quickly returns the parts and seals the bottle. The shape of thevalve is such as to quickly shed the ink as it moves up to seal theneck.

The device can be made at a very lowcost.

It is evident that various changes might be made in the forms,arrangements and constructions of parts described Without departing fromthe spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limitmyself to the exact construction herein set forth, but consider myselfentitled to all such changes as fall within the spirit and scope of myinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The stopper comprising the retractive coil spring suitably held inthe neck and having the lower vertical arm carrying the valve, the penguide having the down turned lip bent around and clamped to saidstraight arm, substantially as set forth.

2. A bottle stopper composed of the hollow stopper having the annularexterior groove at its upper end and a cross groove therefrom to theinner surface of the stopper, the retractive coil spring entirely withinsaid stopper and having its upper convolution fitted in said annulargroove with the bend or offset in said groove, a valve carried by thelower end of the spring to close the lower end of the stopper, and a penguide within the spring, substantially as described.

3. The hollow stopper having the-coiled spring therein secured at itsupper end, the upwardly tapered metal valve carried by its lower end toclose the lower end of the stopper, and the pen guide above the stopper,the lower convolution of the spring around the small end of the guidebeing smaller than the upper couvolutions and having the downwardlyextending arm to which the pen guide and the valve are secured.

4. The hereindescribed bottle stopper consisting of the hollow stopper,the retractive coiled spring arranged longitudinally in the stopper andat its upper end secured in the upper part of the stopper, the valvesecured to the lower end of the spring and held thereby against thelower edge of the stopper to close the same, and the pen guide withinthe spring normally in the upper portion of the stopper as shown anddescribed.

5. The hollow stopper, the coiled refractive spring in said stoppersecured in the upper part thereof, the valve carried by the lower end ofthe spring and closing against the lower edge of the stopper, thecup-shaped pen guide carried by the spring in upper part of the stopper,and the metal securing cap on the mouth of the bottle permanentlysecured around the edge thereof and covering the stopper and having acentral opening over, and smaller in diameter than, said guide, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

BURT RAMSAY. Witnesses:

O. E. DUFFY, C. M. WERLE.

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